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mr. hoyer: we are not going to resolve this argument, mr. speaker. it's the same litany on both sides. the difference is the gentleman cannot name a bipartisan commission that doesn't say that we need both sides of the equation addressed if we are going to get from where we are to where we need to be. and my side, we have to deal across the board with spending. you're correct on that. on your side you are going to have to deal with revenues. a lot of your people understand that like mr. coburn and others. i won't mention anybody on this side of the aisle because i don't want to get them in hot water, but they all understand that. what you're saying is, the senate needs to compromise, the president needs to compromise by doing it your way. that won't work. your way or the highway is not -- mr. cantor: what about the revenues we have already now done? these are $650 billion, mr. speaker, already raise, no cuts. the fact the gentleman keeps saying there is no revenue -- mr. hoyer: reclaiming my time. the gentleman voted for the budget control agget. how
mr. hoyer: we are not going to resolve this argument, mr. speaker. it's the same litany on both sides. the difference is the gentleman cannot name a bipartisan commission that doesn't say that we need both sides of the equation addressed if we are going to get from where we are to where we need to be. and my side, we have to deal across the board with spending. you're correct on that. on your side you are going to have to deal with revenues. a lot of your people understand that like mr. coburn...
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mr. cantor: will the gentleman eld? mr. hoyer: i certainly would be glad to yield. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i hear the gentleman's objections to our plan, our budget prior. we are going to come forward with another budget that will balance in 10 years. mr. hoyer: i'm looking forward to that. mr. cantor: where is the gentleman's plan? where is theresident's plan? where is the other body's plan to balance this budget? that's all we're saying. if we can just get down to an equal level of discussion and say, let's do the adult thing and try and resolve the mounting unfunded liabilities of this federal government, we can actually make some progress and get on about the business of helping people in this country, making their life better, making their future better. that's the goal. instead of trying to go in and just kick the can because there's never any attempt to resolve long-term problems and that's where we're coming from and i yield back. mr. hoyer: as the gentleman knows, i've been one of the leaders certainly on this side and in this house to get to a balanced plan. a balanced p
mr. cantor: will the gentleman eld? mr. hoyer: i certainly would be glad to yield. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i hear the gentleman's objections to our plan, our budget prior. we are going to come forward with another budget that will balance in 10 years. mr. hoyer: i'm looking forward to that. mr. cantor: where is the gentleman's plan? where is theresident's plan? where is the other body's plan to balance this budget? that's all we're saying. if we can just get down to an equal level of...
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mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. i'm pleased to be here with all of you. there are mostly women on this platform. this is not a woman's issue. this is an everybody's issue. every father, every husband, every brother, this is an issue about everybody. yesterday, the senate once again passed a reauthorization of the violence against women act. 78-22. all the democrats voted for it. a majority of the republicans voted for it, and every woman member of the senate, republican or democrat voted for it. when i co-sponsored the original act in 1994, we had strong
mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. i'm pleased to be here with all of you. there are mostly women on this platform. this is not a woman's issue. this is an everybody's issue. every father, every husband, every brother, this is an issue about everybody. yesterday, the senate once again passed a reauthorization of the violence against women act. 78-22. all the democrats voted for it. a majority of the republicans voted for it, and every woman member of the senate, republican...
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mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the speaker and i yield to my friend, the majority leader, mr. cantor. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business, last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. on friday the house is not in session. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of suspensions on monday and tuesday, a complete list of which will be announced by the clo
mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the speaker and i yield to my friend, the majority leader, mr. cantor. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon...
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mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, steve and i were both in the senate and you have a president in the senate and that's where he's referring to you as mr. president. i am pleased to join marcia fudge, the chairman of the congressional black caucus, and my good friend, steve horsford, the gentleman from nevada, and i noticed that don payne is here, his father was a very close friend of mine, active some 45 years ago. it's good to see you don. two of our great new members. i want to thank the congressional black caucus for organizing this special order. america's greatest strength and its greatest gift to the world is our democratic system of government based on an equal voice for every citizen. it is what grants legitimacy to our laws and earns us respect from those in other parts of the world whoern for the freedoms -- who yearn for the freedoms we enjoy. for most of our history our democracy was deeply flawed. including women, african-americans, native americans, and many others. but part of what makes ameri
mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, steve and i were both in the senate and you have a president in the senate and that's where he's referring to you as mr. president. i am pleased to join marcia fudge, the chairman of the congressional black caucus, and my good friend, steve horsford, the gentleman from nevada, and i noticed that don payne is here, his father was a very close friend of mine, active some 45 years ago. it's good to see you don. two of our great new members. i want to...
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mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to congratulate the leader for her efforts in getting us to this point. today after two months i think we're going to do something very positive and do it in a very bipartisan way. i think that's excellent. i think america will be advantaged. every american, women, yes, but every woman will be advantaged. house democrats support the fully inclusive re-authorization of the violence against women act which passed the senate by a bipartisan vote of 78-22, as has been referenced. the majority of republican senators and all republican women senators voted in favor. that bill represents a compromise. i urge my colleagues to defeat the partisan amendment version so we can pass the senate bill. i voted for the rule, which allows us that opportunity. let us take it. the change -- changes house republicans made in their version significantly weaken its provisions. i want to say some republicans. i want to make that clear. not all. and protecting victims of domestic violence and empowerin
mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to congratulate the leader for her efforts in getting us to this point. today after two months i think we're going to do something very positive and do it in a very bipartisan way. i think that's excellent. i think america will be advantaged. every american, women, yes, but every woman will be advantaged. house democrats support the fully inclusive re-authorization of the violence against women act which passed the senate by a bipartisan vote of 78-22,...
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mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: the president has put forward budgets that have not shown balance at all, ever. mr. hoyer: will the ntleman yield? mr. price: this is a serious debate. this is not a game. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: mr. chairman. i believe i have the time. the chair: you have control. mr. price: this is a serious debate about a serious issue. the same words were used by the gentleman on the bill that we had on the floor two weeks ago. the no budget no pay act. that was such a game that the senate passed it and the president signed it. no, mr. chairman, this is serious business. and the american pple know it. and they know that it's time for the president and the democratic -controlled senate to step up and do their job. i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my friend from louisiana, mr. scalise. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. chairman, and i want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from georgia, for yielding
mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: the president has put forward budgets that have not shown balance at all, ever. mr. hoyer: will the ntleman yield? mr. price: this is a serious debate. this is not a game. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: mr. chairman. i believe i have the time. the chair: you have control. mr. price: this is a serious debate about a serious issue. the same words were used by the gentleman on the bill that we had on the floor two weeks ago. the no...
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mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we are on the brink of achieving the republican policy of sequester. why do i say it's the republican policy? because on july 19 of 2011, 229 republicans voted for their cut, cap and balance bill which said that the alternative to cutting spending in a rational way would be the irrational imposition of sequester which cuts across the board irrespective of priorities. it's the wrong thing to do. it will hurt america. it will hurt our economy. it will hurt the growth in jobs, and i am here to tell you if democrats were in charge of the house of representatives, that sequester would not happen. we've been here six weeks and not a single piece of legislation has been brought to this floor by the majority to stop sequestration from happening. to substitute a rational fiscal policy for an irrational one. so when sequester hits, as unfortunately it may, as tragically it may, as unacceptably it may, the american people need to know this is republican policy included in legislation fo
mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we are on the brink of achieving the republican policy of sequester. why do i say it's the republican policy? because on july 19 of 2011, 229 republicans voted for their cut, cap and balance bill which said that the alternative to cutting spending in a rational way would be the irrational imposition of sequester which cuts across the board irrespective of priorities. it's the wrong thing to do. it will hurt america. it will hurt our economy. it will hurt the growth in...
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mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: the president has put forward budgets that have not shown balance at all, ever. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: this is a serious debate. this is not a game. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: mr. chairman. i believe i have the time. the chair: you have control. mr. price: this is a serious debate about a serious issue. the same words were used by the gentleman on the bill that we had on the floor two weeks ago. the no budget no pay act. that was such a game that the senate passed it and the president signed it. no, mr. chairman, this is serious business. and the american people know it. and they know that it's time for the president and the democratic -controlled senate to step up and do their job. i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my friend from louisiana, mr. scalise. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. chairman, and i want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from georgia, for yiel
mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: the president has put forward budgets that have not shown balance at all, ever. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: this is a serious debate. this is not a game. mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. price: mr. chairman. i believe i have the time. the chair: you have control. mr. price: this is a serious debate about a serious issue. the same words were used by the gentleman on the bill that we had on the floor two weeks ago. the no...
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mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today, mr. speaker, we continue an unfortunate and unnecessary countdown to the irrational and reckless automatic cuts the republican policies will impose. the countdown stands at three days. unless congress acts by friday, the cuts will take effect with dangerous results across the country and in the fifth district of maryland, my district. approximately 46,000 civilian defense personnel will be at risk of being furloughed at installations in maryland, including webster field, indian head and joint base andrews. this will undermine their ability to serve our nation and keep americans safe. federal defense contracts could be canceled or reduced, which will translate into lost jobs and economic hurt for the communities they affect. there will be cuts to the f.d.a., which is a center of maryland's fifth district. f.d.a. cuts could result in fewer food safety inspectors and children will be kicked out of head start. there will be longer wait times for those seeking to access job training and placem
mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today, mr. speaker, we continue an unfortunate and unnecessary countdown to the irrational and reckless automatic cuts the republican policies will impose. the countdown stands at three days. unless congress acts by friday, the cuts will take effect with dangerous results across the country and in the fifth district of maryland, my district. approximately 46,000 civilian defense personnel will be at risk of being furloughed at installations in...
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so i'm going to yield to mr. hoyer. and he'll talk to you about the senate and whatever he wants to do. but i want to mention you will be hearing from some of the women leaders. gwen moore has been a champion and the author of this bill, the bill we had then, the companion bill we have in the house. congresswoman slaughter was a lead author of the bill when it was initially authorized in the 1990's. congresswoman kirkpatrick has a large population of native americans in her district and can speak firsthand for the need of this legislation. and we are honored to be joined by the once-chairman, hopefully chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. conyers, our ranking member, who has been a leader on this issue as well. mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam leader. i'm pleased to be here with all of you. there are mostly women on this platform. this is not a woman's issue. this is an everybody's issue. every father, every husband, every brother, this is an issue about everybody. yesterday, the senate once again passed a r
so i'm going to yield to mr. hoyer. and he'll talk to you about the senate and whatever he wants to do. but i want to mention you will be hearing from some of the women leaders. gwen moore has been a champion and the author of this bill, the bill we had then, the companion bill we have in the house. congresswoman slaughter was a lead author of the bill when it was initially authorized in the 1990's. congresswoman kirkpatrick has a large population of native americans in her district and can...
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mr. tell you, i'm pretty good, but i still struggle with africa, because the names keep changing. i can't keep up with them. but we've got to understand that, and then the -- not only the geography, but then the cultural aspects, religious aspects, economic aspects, social aspects. because that all contributes to how you figure out what the right response is when you have a problem in a certain area. >> by the way, i just have to mention that, of course, we hope general rodriguez will soon be running africacome, another great member of the 1976. i should have done a shutout for the class of 1976, in which the big o is a member, dan rodriguez, a lot of amazing americans, so that is worthy of a brief note. let's go right here on the outside. yes, please. >> good morning, sir. you spoke earlier about immediate impacts, and particularly, fiscal year 2013 with sequestration and the continued resolutions and you also spoke to the numbers of personnel that potentially would encompass the reducti
mr. tell you, i'm pretty good, but i still struggle with africa, because the names keep changing. i can't keep up with them. but we've got to understand that, and then the -- not only the geography, but then the cultural aspects, religious aspects, economic aspects, social aspects. because that all contributes to how you figure out what the right response is when you have a problem in a certain area. >> by the way, i just have to mention that, of course, we hope general rodriguez will...
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hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tonight the president will once again walk into this chamber and lay out a vision for how to strengthen america in the years ahead. properly, part of that vision will include the need to solve our deficit challenge and address the looming sequester. that dangerous set of automatic indiscriminant spending cuts that are due to take effect in just under three weeks. but instead of working with democrats to avert the sequester through a big and balanced solution or frankly even a short-term balanced proposal, a growing number of house republicans are instead engaged in a dangerous blame game. majority leader cantor joined in that this weekend claiming that the president is the one who proposed the sequester in the first place. what he didn't say was, of course, the republicans offered a piece of legislation called cut, cap and balance. the sequester was an integral part of their policy proposal. in fact, the sequester was part of a bipartisan agreement instigated by republicans,
hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tonight the president will once again walk into this chamber and lay out a vision for how to strengthen america in the years ahead. properly, part of that vision will include the need to solve our deficit challenge and address the looming sequester. that dangerous set of automatic indiscriminant spending cuts that are due to take effect in just under three weeks. but instead of working with democrats to avert the sequester...
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mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we are now two days away from failure triggered and ideological driven and budget cuts called sequester. it's an extraordinarily bad policy that 229 republicans voted for on july 19, 2011. these cuts could be incredibly harmful to our national defense, our economy and our national welfare. general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs said, this will affect the entire country and it will undermine our readiness for the next several years. hundreds of thousands of civilian defense personnel could be furloughed, and congress should not put our national security or economic recovery at risk. if i were majority leader this would not happen. they should listen to transportation secretary ray lahood, as a former member of congress for 14 years, i urge my former colleagues to address this issue and to work on a long-term balanced solution to our deficit problem. with only two days left, it's time for us to come together to find a solution that can replace these cuts with a se
mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we are now two days away from failure triggered and ideological driven and budget cuts called sequester. it's an extraordinarily bad policy that 229 republicans voted for on july 19, 2011. these cuts could be incredibly harmful to our national defense, our economy and our national welfare. general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs said, this will affect the entire country and it will undermine our readiness for the next several years. hundreds of thousands of...
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the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. the gentleman from california, mr. becerra. the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley. the gentleman from new york, mr. israel. and the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. duckworth. the vice president: the president of the senate at the direction of that body appoints the following members to escort the president of the united states into the chamber. the senator from nevada, mr. reid, the senator from vermont, mr. lay hay, mr. durbin, mr. schumer, the senator from washington, mr. murray, the senator from colorado, mr. bennett, the senator from michigan, ms. stabenow, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from south dakota, mr. thune, the senator from wyoming, mr. berasso, and the senator mr. moran. the speaker: the members will escort through the chamber doors to the lobby. the sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. the sergeant at arm
the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. the gentleman from california, mr. becerra. the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley. the gentleman from new york, mr. israel. and the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. duckworth. the vice president: the president of the senate at the direction of that body appoints the following members to escort the president of the united states into the chamber. the senator from nevada, mr. reid, the senator from vermont,...
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hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the gentleman who preceded me is new to the congress of the united states. i've been here for a little longer than that. some 32 years. this is the least confidence building congress, last congress and this congress in which i have ever served. it is taking us from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. it is creating cliffs where no cliffs ought to exist. and they undermine the confidence of business, america, americans and indeed the rest of the world that needs a stable and secure america to ensure that we keep the kind of stability that americans want here at home and around the world. now, we will be dealing with a bill today and tomorrow that could be considered in an hour. we are going to take two days to consider it. and while we consider that, while we fiddle, while the sequester threatens to burn our economy, jobs and confidence and we do nothing and we have not done anything to avoid the sequester for the last seven weeks of this year and nothing in this congress. as a matter of f
hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the gentleman who preceded me is new to the congress of the united states. i've been here for a little longer than that. some 32 years. this is the least confidence building congress, last congress and this congress in which i have ever served. it is taking us from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. it is creating cliffs where no cliffs ought to exist. and they undermine the confidence of business, america, americans and...
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hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the president spoke to us last night and he talked to us about avoiding the sequester. i was at a political event being interviewed, and mr. -- the gentleman, mr. pompeo from kansas, was with us as well and he spoke before i did. he talked about the sequester and he said, quote, it's going to be a home run. we're doing what the american people asks the united states house of representatives to do in 2010 when i came here. he then said america will have tremendous respect for what its house of representatives led and what its federal government was able to accomplish, referring to the sequester. a profound disagreement. i think the gentleman from kansas is profoundly wrong. the sequester will have an extraordinarily negative affect on this country, on its people, on its economy and on its national security. and i, i might say, on the confidence that the world at large has in the united states' ability to pursue rational policy. in his state of the union address last night, mr.
hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the president spoke to us last night and he talked to us about avoiding the sequester. i was at a political event being interviewed, and mr. -- the gentleman, mr. pompeo from kansas, was with us as well and he spoke before i did. he talked about the sequester and he said, quote, it's going to be a home run. we're doing what the american people asks the united states house of representatives to do in 2010 when i came here. he then said america will...
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mr. hoyer? >> not quite as animatedly, but two weeks from today if congress fails to act and enacts the republican policy, the republican policy of sequestration will take effect. sequestration is a dangerous and irrational policy, or, as leader pelosi said, cutting across the board without reference to priority level. it will have devastating effects on our national security and economic recovery. thousands of americans will lose their jobs or be furloughed, including teachers, researchers, law enforcement agents, military contractors. everyone should be clear that sequestration is a republican policy, and it is a bad policy. on july 19, 2011, 229 republicans, 98% of their caucus, voted for the cut, cap, and balance bill that approached sequestration as an alternative to cutting spending in a rational and balanced way. when the american people hear that it was something that president obama wanted to do, they ought to know that is not true, period. this is a republican policy, included in their
mr. hoyer? >> not quite as animatedly, but two weeks from today if congress fails to act and enacts the republican policy, the republican policy of sequestration will take effect. sequestration is a dangerous and irrational policy, or, as leader pelosi said, cutting across the board without reference to priority level. it will have devastating effects on our national security and economic recovery. thousands of americans will lose their jobs or be furloughed, including teachers,...
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they apparently think what's wrong with the company and president obama, mrs. pelosi, steny hoyer, and top harkin, all prominent democrats have all said, "we don't have a spending problem in this country." they think what's wrong with our country is we tax too little. well, most americans watching today, bob, don't think we have a trillion-dollar deficit for four consecutive years because we taxes too little. they know it's because we spend too much. >> schieffer: but isn't what you're saying, governor, what people say is wrong with washington. here we go again. governor barbour says it's all the fault of the democrats will and the president says it's all the fault of the republicans and i want to know where there is some ground rathe 22 sides could get together and get something done. is there such a place? >> you're going to see on the sequester-- i believe you're correct the sequester will go into effect. >> schieffer: you do think? >> i do, and there are a lot of republicans that don't like parts of it, but they understand we've come to a point where we've
they apparently think what's wrong with the company and president obama, mrs. pelosi, steny hoyer, and top harkin, all prominent democrats have all said, "we don't have a spending problem in this country." they think what's wrong with our country is we tax too little. well, most americans watching today, bob, don't think we have a trillion-dollar deficit for four consecutive years because we taxes too little. they know it's because we spend too much. >> schieffer: but isn't what...
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mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. we have now entered the final week before the dangerous, arbitrary and irrational policy of sequestration. which republicans proposed first in their cut, cap and balance bill in july of 2011. if i were the majority leader, mr. speaker, that policy would not go into effect. budget discipline is absolutely necessary, but damaging job growth and our economy to do so is self-defeating. the only responsible way forward is for republicans and democrats to work together to achieve a balanced solution to deficits that can turn off the sequestration. house and senate democrats have each proposed balanced alternatives that combine smart, targeted cuts in spending and tax expenditures. i would hope the majority leader, mr. cantor, would bring that to the floor. while many republicans have been praising the sequester as a viable path forward, democrats recognize this mindless policy for the danger it is. i urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, mr. speaker, to recognize the sequester'
mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. we have now entered the final week before the dangerous, arbitrary and irrational policy of sequestration. which republicans proposed first in their cut, cap and balance bill in july of 2011. if i were the majority leader, mr. speaker, that policy would not go into effect. budget discipline is absolutely necessary, but damaging job growth and our economy to do so is self-defeating. the only responsible way forward is for republicans and democrats to work...
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. >> they said i was the first member of congress, i think, since mr. hoyer to go out there. >> yeah. >> it was beltsville -- >> i know where you're talking. >> and nobody has a clue. i mean, there is an incredible asset sitting there. in fact, i think some prohibitions have been put on doing anything which just is mind-boggling. again, from somebody who's dealt in real estate in the private sector. i think we're going to work with you all to see if we can't get some of these agencies to have plans to maximize those assets and utilize them. the lease, you point out in your report here, lost $200 million in leases since 2005. again, it's only a quart or of a billion here and a quarter of a billion there, but we're bankrupting the nation through policies and practices and lack of attention to maximizing our assets. so we'll be back. i think we're going to try to do this on february 27th and work with the minority to set a date and launch a little bit more in depth on this report. >> sure. >> we thank you and others for working with us. yield back. >> i th
. >> they said i was the first member of congress, i think, since mr. hoyer to go out there. >> yeah. >> it was beltsville -- >> i know where you're talking. >> and nobody has a clue. i mean, there is an incredible asset sitting there. in fact, i think some prohibitions have been put on doing anything which just is mind-boggling. again, from somebody who's dealt in real estate in the private sector. i think we're going to work with you all to see if we can't get...
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mr. van hollen has been a leader, mr. hoyer has, on the impact this has on public employee wheeler -- on public employees. >> they keep. federal employee years -- federal employees as seek no cost-of-living increases, to keep pace with the cost of living, for two years, and that was a corporate and they are willing to do their share creek but they are not willing to do re and, and enti that has been the republican strategy. i want to remind people who these employees are. these are the nurses, in hospitals around the country, who are taking care of our would it warriors, the fbi agents who saved a young boy in alabama, these folks are helping track down al qaeda to run the world, the air traffic controllers that help make sure we have air safety, the people who do meat inspections. these are people who teach our kids in terms of the funds that will go to education. these are middle-class families, and they deserve to be treated with dignity. congressman bera to the rules committee last night and asked that an amendment pu
mr. van hollen has been a leader, mr. hoyer has, on the impact this has on public employee wheeler -- on public employees. >> they keep. federal employee years -- federal employees as seek no cost-of-living increases, to keep pace with the cost of living, for two years, and that was a corporate and they are willing to do their share creek but they are not willing to do re and, and enti that has been the republican strategy. i want to remind people who these employees are. these are the...